Real Time Business Process Audits

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Business Process Management: How to Orchestrate Your Business

by Hans Mercx ... Business Process Automation ... a workflow management engine, the BPM process information, as ... evolved task scheduling and user notification, real time monitoring of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/bpm/2005/07/research_notes/MI_BA_HM_07_09_05_1.asp - 22k - 2005-07-09 Summary: Business process management (BPM), having evolved over the past fifteen years, has finally reached a level of maturity where vendors are now abolishing functional silos to allow the enterprise-wide flow of business processes. It replaces the old, manual system of coordinating activities in a company and

Exact Software--Working Diligently Towards the 'One Exact' Synergy ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... for employees, customers, and business partners; however ... with their suppliers virtually in real-time and in a ... expertise of the suppliers throughout the process. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/02/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_02_26_04_1.asp - 13k - 2004-02-26 Summary: By determinedly executing a number of both prudent and bold initiatives, including some that encroach into the new frontiers of enterprise applications (such as business process management and business activity monitoring), Exact Software may have gotten the wherewithal to almost be reckoned with uniform

Amdocs Overhauls Its Marketing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... application outsourcing, and business process outsourcing (BPO ... in its directory services business and enhanced ... Enabler, provides flexible, real time rating and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2005/08/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_08_03_05_1.asp - 17k - 2005-08-03 Summary: Amdocs believes its ICM strategy resonates with its customers, who, facing increased competition and price commoditization, realize that they need to differentiate customers' experiences from the competition, to enhance customer loyalty and increases profitability.

Tracing Food Quality and Safety, or We Are What We Eat, After All ...

... food safety managers continually improve business processes ... production processes in near real-time, identify potential ... application can reduce the time needed to ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 55k - 2008-06-02

Important Sarbanes-Oxley Act Mandates and What They Mean for ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... at risk for noncompliance with the real time disclosure requirement ... are held responsible for good business decisions and ... disruption, there is a process in place ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/02/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_02_23_07_1.asp - 25k - 2007-02-23 Summary: Two sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) have major implications for supply chain management. Yet enterprises can meet the challenges created by SOX more easily by using software tools developed to simplify the processes for compliance with this law.

Web-based Solution Steps Out for Cohesive Retailer Sourcing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Since the process also welcomes smaller, disadvantaged ... needs and reflect their business processes, rules ... capability provides virtually real-time visibility into ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/08/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_08_02_06_1.asp - 18k - 2006-08-02 Summary: TradeStone recently announced the commercial availability of its Unified Buying Engine, a technology platform that should enable user companies to streamline all purchasing into a single view and business process.

Attributes of Sarbanes-Oxley Tool Sets Part Two: Information and ...

by Joseph J. Strub & Michael J. Lucas ... continual and effective monitoring, a control process may fall ... SOX tool set must run in real time on a ... operationally and financially against the business model ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/12/research_notes/MI_EV_XJS_12_09_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-12-09 Summary: An earlier article, Audit Considerations for Enterprise Software Implementations, included a brief discussion of the use of computer-based tool sets and repositories to facilitate compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Here we examine this issue in more detail. Of particular interest are the key c

Business Intelligence Vendors

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... at will and in near real time, leveraging Excel's ... the Geac MPC financial application foundation, business users can ... made through the planning process will be ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/07/research_notes/TU_BI_XOT_07_14_05_1.asp - 26k - 2005-07-14 Summary: Current pure play business intelligence (BI) leaders offer the advantage of superior analytics and planning capabilities; however, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors are improving their analytic capabilities and accessibility.

How One Sourcing Vendor's Offerings Are Bolstered by a Wealth of ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... multidimensional KPIs on a near real-time basis, and ... onboard stakeholders—all within a time frame of ... stakeholders must agree on business processes; conduct ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/10/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_10_22_07_1.asp - 21k - 2007-10-22 Summary: Eqos is especially proud of its complementary services portfolio, which stems from a decade's worth of direct experience in providing some of the world's leading retailers with sourcing and supplier management solutions.

Microsoft Takes A Shot at the Business Intelligence Market

by Lyndsay Wise ... employees across the organization as well as interaction with real-time data that can be ... SCDs are an evolutionary process because business needs change ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2006/06/research_notes/PN_BI_LW_06_30_06_1.asp - 16k - 2006-06-30 Summary: Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager 2005 has allowed Microsoft to enter the business intelligence (BI) market by using its client base to expand its offering. Microsoft offers a complete solution with its SQL Server platform, OLAP, reporting analysis, and scorecarding capabilities.